Standard Lemma guide

quantify

verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American, dialectal: /ˈkwɑn.tɪˌfaɪ/ of Canada
  • General-American, dialectal: [ˈkwɑn.ɾɪˌfaɪ] of Canada
  • General-American, dialectal: /ˈkwɑn.təˌfaɪ/ of Canada
  • General-American, dialectal: [ˈkwɑn.ɾəˌfaɪ] of Canada
  • Canada, dialectal: /ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ/ of the US
  • Canada, dialectal: [ˈkwɒn.ɾɪˌfaɪ] of the US
  • Australian: /ˈkwɔn.tɪˌfɑe/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈkwɒn.təˌfaɪ/
  • New-Zealand: [ˈkwɔ̟n.təˌfɑe̯]
  • CMU ARPABET: K W AA1 N T IH0 F AY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To assign a quantity to.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To determine the value of (a variable or expression).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To relate a statement (called a predicate) to a given set using a quantifier—either for all (denoted ∀) or there exists (denoted ∃).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

Examples

  • The statement (#92;forallx#92;in#92;mathbb#123;R#125;)#92;,2x#61;x#43;x quantifies over the real numbers.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

express as a number or measure or quantity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Can you quantify your results?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: measure

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: carry, convey, express

Narrower terms: gauge, scale, meter, pace, step, clock, time, fathom, sound, titrate, plumb, weigh, librate

5

verb

Meaning 5

use as a quantifier

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kw- Proto-Indo-European *kwos? Proto-Indo-European *-onts? Proto-Indo-European *kwoider.? Proto-Italic *kwāntos Latin quantus Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Medieval Latin quantificōder. English quantify From Medieval Latin quantifico (introduced by Sir William Hamilton in logic).

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: определям количествено (opredeljam količestveno) — to assign a quantity to
  • Catalan: quantificar — to assign a quantity to
  • Czech: kvantifikovat — to assign a quantity to
  • Danish: kvantificere — to assign a quantity to
  • Danish: gøre målbar — to assign a quantity to
  • Dutch: kwantificeren — to assign a quantity to
  • Finnish: määrittää — to assign a quantity to
  • Finnish: kvantifioida — to assign a quantity to
  • Finnish: määrällistää — to assign a quantity to
  • French: quantifier — to assign a quantity to
  • German: quantifizieren — to assign a quantity to
  • Hungarian: számszerűsít — to assign a quantity to
  • Hungarian: kvantifikál — to assign a quantity to
  • Hungarian: mennyiségileg/számszerűen meghatároz/kifejez — to assign a quantity to
  • Italian: quantificare — to assign a quantity to
  • Macedonian: уколичува (ukoličuva) — to assign a quantity to
  • Macedonian: ме́ри (méri) — to assign a quantity to
  • Macedonian: квантифи́кува (kvantifíkuva) — to assign a quantity to
  • Polish: określać ilościowo — to assign a quantity to
  • Polish: określić ilościowo — to assign a quantity to
  • Portuguese: quantificar — to assign a quantity to
  • Romanian: cuantifica — to assign a quantity to
  • Russian: квантифици́ровать (kvantificírovatʹ) — to assign a quantity to
  • Spanish: cuantificar — to assign a quantity to
  • Spanish: cifrar — to assign a quantity to
  • Swedish: kvantifiera — to assign a quantity to